Boating near Ocoee, Florida

Ocoee (population 51,932, US Census Bureau 2025 estimate) ranks #92 of 1,041 US cities over 40,000 people for boating access in our data, with a score of 73.8 out of 100.

Counted from the city's Census internal point (28.57882, -81.533045), straight-line distance
Within	Marinas	Boat ramps	Pump-out stations	Named lakes / waterways
25 miles	51	145	7	22
50 miles	128	522	32	79

How the score works: method and limits. Counts depend on how well each state's public data covers its facilities.

Marinas near Ocoee

Nearest named marinas within 25 miles (41 more in the source have no name)
Name	Distance	City	Map	Source
Lake Fairview Marina	7.3 mi	Orlando	map of Lake Fairview Marina	OpenStreetMap
Wekiva Marina	10.8 mi	Wekiwa Springs	map of Wekiva Marina	OpenStreetMap
Walt Disney World Watercraft Marina & Drydock	10.9 mi	Bay Lake	map of Walt Disney World Watercraft Marina & Drydock	OpenStreetMap
Contemporary Marina	11.6 mi	Bay Lake	map of Contemporary Marina	OpenStreetMap
Fort Wilderness Marina	11.6 mi	Bay Lake	map of Fort Wilderness Marina	OpenStreetMap
Wilderness Lodge Marina	11.9 mi	Bay Lake	map of Wilderness Lodge Marina	OpenStreetMap
Bayside Marina	14.6 mi	Bay Lake	map of Bayside Marina	OpenStreetMap
Free Marina Day Slips	22.9 mi	Sanford	map of Free Marina Day Slips	OpenStreetMap
Monroe Harbour Marina	23 mi	Sanford	map of Monroe Harbour Marina	OpenStreetMap
Monroe Harbour Marina	23 mi	Sanford	map of Monroe Harbour Marina	OpenStreetMap

Full lists: Marinas in Florida

Boat ramps near Ocoee

Nearest named boat ramps within 25 miles (48 more in the source have no name)
Name	Distance	City	Map	Source
Bill Breeze Park Boat Ramp (Starke Lake)	0.7 mi	Ocoee	map of Bill Breeze Park Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Prairie Lake Park Non-Motorized Boat Launch (Prairie Lake (Ocoee))	1.9 mi	Ocoee	map of Prairie Lake Park Non-Motorized Boat Launch	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Lakeview Park Public Boat Ramp - Winter Garden (Lake Apopka)	3.4 mi	Winter Garden	map of Lakeview Park Public Boat Ramp - Winter Garden	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Magnolia Park Boat Ramp (Lake Apopka)	3.9 mi	Apopka	map of Magnolia Park Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Tucker Recreational Park and Nature Preserve - Kayak Launch (Johns Lake)	5.5 mi	Winter Garden	map of Tucker Recreational Park and Nature Preserve - Kayak Launch	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Gordon Barnett Park Boat Ramp (Lake Lawne)	5.7 mi	Orlando	map of Gordon Barnett Park Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Johns Lake Conservation Area - Canoe/Kayak Launch Dock (Johns Lake)	5.9 mi	Winter Garden	map of Johns Lake Conservation Area - Canoe/Kayak Launch Dock	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Lake Down Public Boat Ramp (No Parking) (Lake Down)	5.9 mi	Windermere	map of Lake Down Public Boat Ramp (No Parking)	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Gilbert McQueen Park Lake Mann Boat Ramp (Lake Mann)	7.3 mi	Orlando	map of Gilbert McQueen Park Lake Mann Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Lake Fairview Park Boat Ramp (Lake Fairview)	7.3 mi	Orlando	map of Lake Fairview Park Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
R. D. Keene Public Boat Ramp (Lake Palmer)	7.5 mi	Windermere	map of R. D. Keene Public Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
John's Lake Public Boat Ramp (Johns Lake)	8 mi	Winter Garden	map of John's Lake Public Boat Ramp	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

Full lists: Boat ramps in Florida

Pump-out stations near Ocoee

No named pump-out stations within 25 miles in our data (7 unnamed in the source).

Full lists: Pump-out stations in Florida

Main waters near Ocoee

Lake Down (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 855 acres; about 5.3 mi to its center point)
Lake Apopka (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 30,662 acres; about 6.8 mi to its center point)
Johns Lake (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 2,174 acres; about 8 mi to its center point)
Lake Speer (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 583 acres; about 8.2 mi to its center point)
Lake Sheen (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 563 acres; about 10.1 mi to its center point)
Big Sand Lake (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 671 acres; about 10.3 mi to its center point)
Little Lake Conway (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 680 acres; about 12.8 mi to its center point)
Lake Conway (lake (USGS NHD, named, >=500 acres), 728 acres; about 13.3 mi to its center point)

Waters named on nearby ramp and pump-out records: Wekiva River (5), Lake Dora (4), Lake Harris (4), Lake Tohopekaliga (4), Lake Monroe (4), Lake Apopka (3), Johns Lake (3), Apopka - Beauclaire Canal (3).

Boat types for local water (general guide)

A general guide derived only from the kinds of water named above, not advice for any one lake or bay. Check local rules, depth and conditions.

Inland lakes and reservoirs: Pontoon / tritoon, Bowrider / runabout, Ski / wake / surf, Bass boat, Fish and ski, Personal watercraft
Navigable rivers and canals: Aluminum fishing, Jon / utility / hunting, Pontoon / tritoon, Jet boat

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Florida rules for boat owners

Registering agency	Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (titling/registration); FWC (education)
Registration	A-1 <12 ft $5.50; A-2 12-<16 ft $16.25; Class 1 16-<26 ft $28.75; Class 2 26-<40 ft $78.25; Class 3 40-<65 ft $127.75; Class 4 65-<110 ft $152.75; Class 5 110 ft+ $189.75; plus $2.25 service fee and $0.50 FRVIS fee; optional county fee varies by class; renewal: annual or 2 years; expires on the owner's birthday
Title	yes - all motorized vessels (title within 30 days)
Boater education	Operators of vessels powered by motors of 10hp or more who are 21 years of age, or younger. In addition, anyone convicted of a criminal boating violation, a non-criminal boating safety infraction that resulted in a boating accident, or two non-criminal boating safety infractions with in a twelve-month period is required to enroll, attend and successfully complete a classroom boating safety course. [per USCG-hosted NASBLA state survey; survey date not shown, may be outdated]; born on or after 1988-01-01

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Method and limits

Score = 100 × (0.40 × marinas + 0.35 × ramps + 0.15 × pump-outs + 0.10 × named lakes/waterways), each as log(1 + count within 25 miles) divided by log(1 + the highest count among all 1,041 cities). Population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 subcounty estimates (Ocoee city, GEOID 1251075); location: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap and state and federal open data; coverage differs by state. Built 2026-11-02.